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HIV Infections in Japan

For the period of Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 1998

The following statistics were taken from the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry's home page at: http://www.mhw.go.jp/houdou/list.html

 NOTE: JAPANetwork provides this information solely as a service for those who may not be able to read these statistics in Japanese.

Overview - General totals

These are the figures for HIV/AIDS cases REPORTED by doctors and city officials for the above two-month period. Newly-reported cases of AIDS: 38; of HIV: 61.

 (1) A breakdown of modes of infection is as follows (in number of cases):

 

heterosexual contact: AIDS: 20; HIV: 22
homosexual contact: AIDS: 9; HIV: 22
perinatal (mother to child): AIDS: 0
IV drug use: AIDS: 0; HIV: 1
other: HIV: 0
unknown: AIDS: 9; HIV: 16

 (2) by gender

          men: AIDS: 35; HIV: 47

women: AIDS: 3 HIV: 14

 (3) by age
  
 
 HIVAIDS
under 10
0
0
10 - 19
1
0
20 - 29
23
4
30 - 39
22
8
40 - 49
3
11
50 above
12
15

(4) by nationality

Japanese nationals: AIDS: 34; HIV: 50
Foreign nationals: AIDS: 4; HIV: 11

 (5) by location where infection occurred

within Japan: AIDS: 28; HIV: 35
outside Japan: AIDS: 5; HIV: 9
unknown: AIDS: 5; HIV: 17 

HIV infection information for November - December 1998

(Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of non-Japanese infected, within total reported.) 
1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
  
 
male
female
total
heterosexual sexual contact
20 (1)
0 (0)
20 (1)
homosexual sexual contact
9 (0)
0 (0)
9 (0)
drug injection
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
perinatal
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
other
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
unknown
6 (2)
3 (1)
9 (3)
total
35 (3)
3 (1)
38 (4)

2. Based on gender and age
  
 
male
female
total
under 10
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
10 - 19
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
20 - 29
2 (0)
2 (1)
4 (1)
30 - 39
8 (2)
0 (0)
8 (2)
40 - 49
11 (1)
0 (0)
11 (1)
50 above
14 (0)
1 (0)
15 (0)
unknown
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
total
35 (3)
3 (1)
38 (4)

3. Based on gender and country where infection occurred
  
 
 male female total
within Japan
27 (0)
1 (0)
28 (0)
outside Japan
4 (2)
1 (0)
4 (2)
unknown
4 (1)
1 (1)
5 (2)
total
35 (3)
3 (1)
38 (4)

Total reported AIDS cases as of end October, 1998.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
  
 
 male female total
heterosexual sexual contact
467 (88)
94 (48)
561 (136)
homosexual sexual contact*1
309 (39)
0 (0)
309 (39)
drug injection
13 (9)
0 (0)
13 (9)
perinatal
8 (1)
3 (1)
11 (2)
other
18 (5)
8 (2)
26 (7)
unknown
293 (114)
73 (54)
366 (168)
subtotal
1,108 (256)
178 (105)
1,286 (361)
coagulant factor *2
624 (...)
7 (...)
631 (...)
total patients
1,732 (256)
185 (105)
1,917 (361)
Notes: *1: 25 bisexual males included in total
*2: This is the figure presented in the interim report by the reserch group which studies protection against AIDS and remedy (treatment) for AIDS, as of the end of October,1997. Since February 17, 1990, cases of HIV infection through infected coagulent factor (blood products) have been excluded from reporting.

 

Total reported HIV infections as of end October, 1998.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
  
 
 male female total
heterosexual sexual contact
676(142)
724(508)
1,400(650)
homosexual sexual contact*1
708(90)
0(0)
708(90)
drug injection
19(13)
0(0)
19(13)
perinatal
9(2)
11(6)
20(8)
other
27(10)
24(6)
51(16)
unknown
305(150)
410(389)
715(539)
subtotal
1,744(407)
1,169(909)
2,913(1,316)
coagulant factor *2
1,417 (...)
17(...)
1,434(...) *3
total patients
3,161(407)
1,186(909)
4,347(1,316)
Notes: *1: 41 bisexual males included in total;
*2: These figures according to a report by the research group which studies protection against AIDS and remedy (treatment) for AIDS, as of the end of October,1997. Since the law for the protection against AIDS took effect on Feb.17,1988, the cases due to coagulant factor (blood products) medicines have been excluded from reporting.
*3: 631 AIDS patients included

 

Deaths in Japan due to AIDS to date: 1,089

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